National News

9:39 AM on Sunday, August 23

China has postponed its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission

8:12 AM on Sunday, August 23

About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense

7:43 AM on Sunday, August 23

A powerful cyclone has hit Latvia and Lithuania, leaving two people dead and more than half a million without electricity

7:20 AM on Sunday, August 23

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Giulia Gwinn have won Germany’s player of the year awards for 2026

4:15 AM on Sunday, August 23

The Dutch Grand Prix is bidding goodbye to Formula 1 but its organizers say it could potentially return as an “alternative venue” amid continuing uncertainty over next year’s schedule

1:00 AM on Sunday, August 23

Gas station giant Buc-ee’s has sparked a backlash in Ohio over one of its frequent trademark infringement lawsuits

12:57 AM on Sunday, August 23

Joe Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in another strong effort to secure the backup quarterback job, sparking the Dallas Cowboys to a 34-13 preseason win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night

10:49 PM on Saturday, August 22

The union for Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians has authorized the first strike in the ensemble's 145-year history

6:28 PM on Saturday, August 22

IndyCar drivers can finally evaluate the track in downtown Washington after a day of practice and qualifying

6:24 PM on Saturday, August 22

A Texas judge has denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony in the stabbing death of an athlete at a high school track meet

3:13 PM on Saturday, August 22

1:59 PM on Saturday, August 22

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, but no tsunami warning was issued

12:57 PM on Saturday, August 22

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean

11:07 AM on Saturday, August 22

Canada and the United States have long had one of the world's closest and most durable alliances

9:59 AM on Saturday, August 22

Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington

8:41 AM on Saturday, August 22

Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball

5:34 AM on Saturday, August 22

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the nearby Italian city of Rimini to urge Catholics to reject division, conflict and social polarization, calling instead for dialogue, mercy and friendship across political and cultural differences

5:23 AM on Saturday, August 22

The hard-line new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and saying the U.S. has increased global nuclear insecurity

12:01 AM on Saturday, August 22

Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons

9:20 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there